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A battery-inspired strategy for carbon fixation
Using a design intended for a lithium-CO2 battery, researchers have developed a way to isolate solid carbon dust from gaseous carbon dioxide, with the potential to also separate out oxygen gas through the same method.
Posted: Aug 9th, 2017
Read moreDrone tech offers new ways to manage climate change
Researchers are using drone technology to more accurately measure surface reflectivity on the landscape, a technological advance that could offer a new way to manage climate change.
Posted: Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreDistributed wind power keeps spinning, growing
Both businesses and homeowners are increasingly using distributed wind power thanks to innovative business models and other trends, according to a new report.
Posted: Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreNew battery is activated by your spit
Saliva-powered battery could be helpful in extreme conditions.
Posted: Aug 8th, 2017
Read morePower-to-liquid: 200 liters of fuel from solar power and the air's carbon dioxide
Pilot plant produces first synthetic fuel from solar power and the air's carbon dioxide.
Posted: Aug 8th, 2017
Read moreNew additive helps convert CO2 to multicarbon fuels more selectively
Chemists have figured out a new, more efficient way to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide.
Posted: Aug 3rd, 2017
Read moreHow to dispose of bio-based plastics?
Bio-based plastics can be treated in different recycling and recovery streams. The preferred solution depends on the waste management infrastructure available in your country or region and the acceptance of the stakeholders along the value chain.
Posted: Jul 19th, 2017
Read morePowering the future with low-cost, high-performance all-solid-state batteries
Researchers have devised a low-cost approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications.
Posted: Jul 19th, 2017
Read moreNon-toxic alternative for next-generation solar cells
Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.
Posted: Jul 18th, 2017
Read moreNew hydrocarbon fuel cells with high efficiency and low cost
The commercialization of the 'natural gas fuel cell' has finally come to the fore, thanks to the recent development of electrode materials that maintain long-term stability in hydrocarbon fuels. Advantage of using this material includes that it uses internal transition metal as a further catalyst in a fuel cell operating condition.
Posted: Jul 18th, 2017
Read moreKey to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered
Scientists identify how to encourage the chemical reaction by which carbon dioxide is locked away in the ocean.
Posted: Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreRooftop concentrating photovoltaics win big over silicon in outdoor testing
A concentrating photovoltaic system with embedded microtracking can produce over 50 percent more energy per day than standard silicon solar cells in a head-to-head competition, according to a team of engineers who field tested a prototype unit over two sunny days last fall.
Posted: Jul 17th, 2017
Read moreNew biofuel technology significantly cuts production time
New research might hold the key to biofuels that are cheaper, safer and much faster to produce.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2017
Read moreSolar energy: googling your roof
Internet users can assess the solar potential of their roofs through a platform developed by Google.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2017
Read moreBoosting hydrogen-powered mobility with improved auxiliary components
The European project INN-BALANCE started its work with the aim to boost hydrogen-powered mobility by increasing the efficiency and reliability of fuel cell systems for passenger cars.
Posted: Jul 10th, 2017
Read moreCould concrete help solve the problem of air pollution?
New research reveals that sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to air pollution, is removed from the air by concrete surfaces.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2017
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